Morning journal and courier., 1887-07-20
THE VETERAN FTRFMEN

The Associations Grand Prize Picnic ! To Re Held This Afternoon at Savin Rock-Numerous Games. Contests, ! Etc, and Lots of Fun-Many Prizes To He Given to Lucky Winners-The Drawing Opens at Half-Past Four o'clock.
 The Veteran Firemen's long looked for picnic will take place at Savin Rock to-day. It is expected that between 15,000 and O,O00 people will visit the shore to-day. There will be an abundance of fun and amusement and sport to be enjoyed. There will be score or more of visiting compa- nies. The visiting fremen are offered the following inducements: A magnificent gold lined silver trumpet will be given to the hose company making the best time in a quarter mile race, lay 300 feet of hose, uncap, connect with hydrant, attach pipe, and take position in front of judges.
 $25 in gold to the company making the second best time for the same race. $10 in gold to the company making the third best time for the same race. Race called at 3 p. m.
 The rules for the race are as follows:
 1. The apparatus to be used will be fur nished, and is two wheel jumper, with $50 feet of cotton hose tightly reeled, weight all complete for race 700 pounds. Butt to be disconnected.
 g. Each company is to run with 15 men or less, all to be regular members of the com- pany for 30 days previous, must reel up counted. Members to run in the uniform of their companies. No stripping except the head. Laying hose to be counted in the quarter mile, or run 1000 feet, detach cap from hydrant, connect but no wrench. 3. All men in the race must start from the line, pipemen can carry pipe but must run from the start. Committee on race will be known by light blue badge.
 The committee of arrangements design this to be a fremen's picnic and all entries must be by firemen.
 Entries for any of the games, races, con- tests or matches can be made at the com mittee tent.
 The programme is as follows:
 Firemen's foot race at Il a.m.-First prize, $10 in gold; second prize, handsome framed picture of Veteran association, New Haven. One entry from company. Run in uniform; distance 100 yards. Committee will be des- ignated by yellow badge.
 Firemen's tug-of-war at Il 80 a. a.m.-Three p1izes-First, $10 in gold; second, statuette of fremen; third, Rogers group. Four en- tries from 8 company. Regular athletic rules governing. Committee will be known by purple badge.
 Wheelbarrow race at 1O:45 a. m-One
  50 yards, common laborers' barrow. Com mittee will be known by dark blue badge. This race and all following, but one entree from company will be allowed.
 Obstacle race at il a. m.-One prize, carv- ing knife and fork.-Obstacles 5. distance 25 yards. Committee, dark blue badge.
 Potato race at 11:15 a. m.-One prize, a water cooler.-Distance 50 feet, number of potatoes 10. Committee, brown badge.
 Boring match at 11:30 a. m.-One prize, embroidered slippers. Committee, magenta badge.
 Sack race at 11:45 a. m.-One prize, rub Der boots. Committee, orange badge.
 Throwing heavy hammer at 12:30 m.-One prize, one willow arm chair. Committee, dark blue badge.
 Sons of firemen shoe match at 10:30 a. m., two prizes-frst $5, second $3. Committee, lavendar badge.
 The drawing of prizes will commence at 4:30 and all coupons of tickets sold must be returned to the committee tent at that time. The drawing takes place on an elevated plat form which was completed yesterday and was in full view. It is located half way be- tween Railroad Grove and Beach street and is ornamented with streamers of red, white and blue. A young girl blindfolded will take the numbers from box and hand them to disinterested party to be selected from the crowd and the numbers drawn will then be chalked down on the big blackboard.
 All firemen are requested to form in line at committee tent at 12 m. to take part in the veterans grand march headed by the American brass band.
 Two tents are up near the entrance to the grove, in one of which is displayed the array of prizes, the other being the committees tent.